Mario Pinto de Andrade
Mário Pinto de Andrade (born August 21, 1928 in Golungo Alto , † August 26, 1990 in London ) was an Angolan politician and author .
He studied philology at the University of Lisbon and then sociology at the Sorbonne in Paris . During this time he campaigned against the Portuguese colonial government in Angola and wrote anti-colonialist poems .
Influenced by the Partido Comunista Português , Pinto de Andrade became one of the founders of the Partido Comunista Angolano (Communist Party of Angola) in 1955 . A year later he was a founding member of the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola ( People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola , MPLA ), of which he was president from 1960 to 1962. After falling out with his predecessor Agostinho Neto , he broke with the MPLA in 1974 .
Although Angola gained independence on November 11, 1975, he preferred to live in exile in Guinea-Bissau , Cape Verde and Mozambique . He was married to the film director Sarah Maldoror . He died in London in 1990.
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| SURNAME | Andrade, Mário Pinto de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Angolan politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Golungo Alto |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1990 |
| Place of death | London |